#i’m off the clock

[detective-with-one-arm]

"It's very simple really" he explained pulling out a small packet "I pull three randomly packaged cards and they will indicate how the previous year was, how the new year will come in, and how your year will be" hands positioned so she couldn't get a glimpse of the packaging he revealed the cards one by one with flourish

"Shuppet: You had intense emotions and sadness last year, but it made you grow stronger

"Pikachu: You turn the energy you've gathered into a strong defense you can use if people don't heed your warning growls

"and Galarian Runerigus: The power of spite will protect you from others who might curse your good fortune"

Of all the things she didn’t expect, this was certainly one of them. But like everything else, it endeared Rachel to Sixty even more than she was already, which was seemingly impossible, and yet he made the impossible possible every day.

Smiling at him, Rachel reached out and took his hand. “Well, who am I to argue with such impeccable wisdom?”

[contakaidigon]

I imagine me at the table is exactly how Riz was at the party, just sitting in the corner having no fun being like “….what did we miss.”

Murph literally just being Riz is my favourite thing so I had to do a screenshot redraw of this moment from the adventuring party 🎉

[kelpermoosee]

Guy who thinks his love language is gift giving, but in reality he feels obligated to give people lots of stuff in order to make them stay

[visenyaism]

I have to keep reminding myself that even though Kamala lost, there were still 68 million people who voted for her, because it's so hard not to lose faith in humanity after all of this. Also, I don't expect you to be feeling good right now but I hope you and your loved ones are safe and as well as you can be rn

I spent all day at work fielding questions from my teenagers who are immigrants and refugees and transgender and queer and young women and Ukrainian and Palestinian and want to survive climate change who just over and over wanted to know if they were going to be okay. And I said yes because we have to keep going but every time I said that I did so with the full knowledge that the majority of the American people voted to fucking disappear them. I just don’t have any faith or positivity left in me right now. When I get up and do this again tomorrow and when I get up and do this again every day for the next few years it will come back. It has to. But dear lord.

[ri-afan]

Thought posed:

Danny does the college stuff and interning for stuff at Wayne Enterprises while living in Gotham, but he doesn’t catch the Bats attention because he simultaneously is both Just Normal Enough while the Bats are Slightly Out Of Step of normal long enough that things with Danny don’t catch their attention. (Gotham as a whole is a huge ‘well this might as well happen’ place and after however many years…the threshold is a bit off for weirdness. Pair that up with normal Batdrama and role-code-switching and minor things are likely going to be subconsciously overlooked if not clocked as Dangerous.)

(Does Danny know the Bats’ IDs? … He would deny it if asked. Not his circus business though. He does think it’s smart that they at least try to cover their faces, unlike when he played the hero. He meets Clark before Superman and feels like he’s on the Office or something.)

Danny moves on with the astro-stuff (whether an astronaut, an astrophysicist, or whatever else) in another city and catches the attention of another hero as Not Normal, What’s Up With That Guy?? (two parts coincidence, one part Danny’s willingness to trust for the better, one part Uncanny) and they track his history to Gotham/WE and decide to ask the Batclan if they knew anything.

They find out nothing really is wrong with Danny (…the JLD was not called or conferred with, unfortunately for all) but it does spark the reeducation refresher of the Gotham Clan for Human Weirdness (that also educated the rest in just how messed up Gotham can be).

[mrghostrat]

Okay so. Author/editor au. I was thinking of the angry texts in the middle of the night, and then imagined crowley being one of those writers (aka bascially every writer) that writes rlly well but texts without a care (and of course aziraphale texting professionally).

Then I made this

(I don't have an iPhone so pretend those aren't Samsung emojis lmao)

AHAHAH ITS PERFECTTTTTT

[nellandvoid]

irving b enjoyers how we feeling tonight.

[luxurystark-jackson]

i have to genuinely ask. what is the point of the last episode??? they just. killed dean to make us sad. five straight minutes of dean dying and saying gayer shit to his brother than the angel he was supposed to be in love with. sam being miserable. what. was. the. point.

[detective-with-one-arm]

"Rachel! I found a way to make predictions on how the new year will go" Sixty said holding something behind his back while rocking back on his heels

Raising an eyebrow curiously, Rachel gave him an amused smile and turned around in her chair, sitting slightly hunched forward with her hands folded neatly in her lap. Her attention was fully on him. “Oh? Have you, now?” She asked cheekily, a playful smirk creasing her cheek as she stared up at the android. “Do tell.”

[littlemsterious]

i’ve seen a lot of very good posts talking about each of the character’s attitudes and why they were able to do what they did at the end. and all of those posts are good and interesting and well written and you should read them. but I’m gonna summarise in a silly way

Aziraphale is the coworker who takes extra work home and does things off the clock because he either believes in it or enjoys it. he thinks if he works hard enough, he might get promoted, but he’s doing the job of two people right now and they don’t want to hire and train two people to replace him.

Gabriel is the coworker who, if the schedule says he’s off at 5, he’s clocking out right at 5. he does what’s required of him, not a singe thing more. he has never gone above and beyond, he does exactly what’s expected of him.

Crowley is the coworker who might do extra if it’s something he enjoys or will make his job easier later, but not off the clock. he gets everything done and leaves as soon as he can.

Beelzebub is the coworker who puts on a front of getting a lot done, but has actually done much less. they might stay after for a bit if they have too, to finish stuff up, and might do a bit of extra work if they’re bored, but they’d rather not.

that’s why Gabriel and Beelzebub could run off and ditch their jobs, they didnt ever give a shit.

[hobbithoes]

wippyy 😋

[mxmarsbars]

i need specific songs on when the pawn and who they relate to on the life series immediately.

THIS IS MY TIME \^u^/

spoiler alert. most of them link back to either traffic!impulse/clock duo or traffic!pearl (and sometimes traffic!tango) because i’m crazy and am mentally ill about them specifically >_< sorry

this is also all just my interpretations and if you want to see if these songs are applicable to your favorite characters, LISTEN TO THE ALBUM. IT’S SO GOOD.

ANYWAYS here’s my list. explanations below the cut.

on the bound: impulse (clock duo?)

to your love: impulse (clock duo)

limp: impulse (clock duo), tango (tangdubs), pearl (her + scott/divorce quartet)

love ridden: impulse (clock duo)

paper bag: impulse (clock duo), pearl (her + scott)

a mistake: impulse, pearl, tango

fast as you can: pearl (her + scott/divorce quartet)

the way things are: impulse (clock duo), pearl (her + scott/divorce quartet)

get gone: impulse (clock duo)

i know: impulse (clock duo)

on the bound:

this one specifically reminds me of 3l and dl impulse kind of centering around him putting so much faith into certain things, bdubs specifically. these decisions have never ended well for him and often get him into even deeper trouble, but he still thinks it’ll do him some good. even if something inside of him is smart enough to know it won’t.

to your love:

very liml clock duo to me. impulse just trying so hard to move on and distance himself from bdubs but seeming to still have that soft spot for him. he tries to hold his ground, stick to the promises he’s made to himself, but bdubs always seems to make him break. think back to the clock giving scene that season, how impulse crumbles and shuts up when bdubs refuses to listen to him but is still so sweet to him. bdubs never takes him seriously and it makes cutting things off so hard. even with the distance and resistance, impulse folds.

limp:

what is something impulse, tango, and pearl all have in common? the people who have hurt them just seem to refuse to take accountability! ever! hell, they even egg them on just to get a rise out of them and to vilify them later.

bdubs is the common perpetrator for two of those three. impulse and tango never wronged bdubs, and yet he betrayed them mercilessly anyway. and then he tries to paint himself as a hero and saint later, deny his sins to their faces, laugh at them. he fondles their trigger and blames their gun. gives them a reason to get revenge and gets mad when they do it.

very similar with dl pearl, it’s kind of self explanatory. even if she wasn’t perfect, she’s never given any closure and her life is actively made worse by those just as bad as her. they claim to be above her, to have some moral high ground, even when they abandoned her just like they accused her of doing. and they never fail to hold it above her head.

love ridden:

more clock duo, just following their relationship as it slowly but surely falls apart. they just don’t work, no matter how hard they try to push down the problems and start over. they have such a beautiful relationship arc to me, and this song specifically reminds me of how liml serves as their breakup. impulse finally puts his foot down and realizes he can’t put up with bdubs anymore. he’s not his soulmate or husband anymore. he’s just bdubs. and that’s okay. they’ll both move on one day.

paper bag:

oh, the pain of wanting someone so badly but knowing you can’t because they only hurt you. even attempting to make things work is futile. all hope is done in vain. so maybe it’s better to not hope at all.

which is why i think it fits liml clock duo very well (the first verse being the disappointment impulse felt during either his 3l or dl death, you choose). impulse, despite everything, is desperate to make something work. and he tries, but bdubs just refuses to do the same. impulse and his trauma is the mess he doesn’t want to clean up. and every time he tries to get closure, to talk to bdubs about how he feels, it’s shut down. bdubs just doesn’t seem to understand and can’t take him seriously. impulse thought he was a man, but he was just a little boy. so he turns to starving, to distancing himself, to abandoning that hope. it hurts, but it works.

and dl pearl! funny coincidence that the song references a star and scott is associated with those. she’s still lingering on the good things they had in last life and has that hope that it might be the same this time around, but it isn’t. scott hates her, and y’know what? she hates him, too. because she has to. he denies her feelings and calls her crazy, how can she not hate him? she’s forced to distance herself for her own sake and his by extension. she’s the mess he doesn’t want to clean up. that he doesn’t want to face and accept. it’s killing them both, but if starving is what it takes to survive, she’ll do it. she has to. he left her no choice.

a mistake:

i love when normally relatively level headed and smart characters go batshit. that should happen a lot more often. please.

this song has and continues to remind me so much of traffic!impulse, specifically his ll, liml, and wl variants. he’s forced to be responsible and mature and good all the time, it’s exhausting. so when he starts going array, he can’t stop himself. it feels so good letting lose, dabbling in the chaos, letting that imperfection shine through. impulse is a kind person at heart, of course, but he’s just so tired. why does he have to always be the bigger person? why can’t he just make a mistake? and he will always be vilified for this, which is all the more encouragement. if they’re going to treat him like the bad guy, he might as well give them a reason.

this song reminds me of pearl (dl + wl) and tango (liml + wl) for very similar reasons. they are so often made out to be a bad person whenever they act out of line, even if that out of line is just acting like everybody else or having a valid reaction to being wronged or hurt. a person can only take so much demonization before they crack and be the villain they’re painted as. what’s the point in being good if nobody even cares?

fast as you can:

dl pearl time! she cannot catch a break and neither can her soulmate and the rest of the quartet (and anybody else caught in the crossfire). she is crazy and she is messy and she is ruthless. it’s all she’s allowed to be given her circumstances. and towards the end, when she has to band together with those people who drove her to that state, it’s hard. she can’t just forgive them for all they put her through, but she won’t deny that it’s nice having a place in the group. being taken care of. having someone sacrifice themself for you. but the fight is never over. she’ll always be choking on “why”s.

it also kind of reminds me of clock duo and tangdubs, but that’s just me being crazy. i don’t think it warrants an in-depth explanation.

the way things are:

imagining being stuck with someone who’s hurt you so badly, having to stomach being by their side because you can’t escape them. that could ABSOLUTELY be impulse and pearl.

honestly for clock duo, it reminds me more of liml than dl, despite the soulbound. but there’s definitely still some footing in the latter. impulse is still linked to bdubs, even if the soulbound is broken. and it’s hard being apart the next season, but it’s for the best, impulse knows that. he hopes that eventually all the pain and suffering will be worth it. that he’ll be able to move on. and y’know what? he does. he’s forced to bear every dismissed concern and unreasonable excuse and betrayal, and it hurts, but he moves on.

very similar for dl pearl, especially at the end of the season. she ends up teaming with the people she hates the most because she kind of has to. she knows it’s her best bet, even if it’s nauseating. and it’s hard, fighting on their behalf, by their side. but she manages. even with all the name calling and victim blaming and fighting, she moves on as well. maybe not entirely, but enough to get her through the season and the ones to follow.

get gone:

this is one of THE liml clock duo breakup anthems to me. impulse just wants bdubs gone. he’s put up with his shit for too long, and he can’t do it anymore, and he’s completely in the right for that. because he tried. he tried to make things work and talk about their issues and come back stronger, but bdubs just won’t listen. and impulse is tired of waiting for him to. he’s tired of sitting around, hoping bdubs will care, praying he’ll change. impulse knows now what is good for him, and it’s not bdubs. and he can only take so much of that man before he just can’t anymore. before that price needs to be paid. before he makes sure bdubs finally pays it.

i know:

clock duo are never beating the dysfunctional and miscommunication allegations. impulse knows what bdubs did. bdubs knows what he did, too. he just won’t admit it. and for a long while, impulse is able to handle that, even if it aches. he lets bdubs ignore their past, ignore all the mistakes he’s made, all of what he’s ruined. but eventually impulse realizes he can’t let him bury it any longer. it’s not helping either of them. he’ll be there if bdubs does confess, but if he doesn’t, that’s whatever. impulse will be gone by then. hopefully.

[porcelainvino]

clock that tea

[shalpilot]

late night train of thought comic abt the point in heavensward where kiril makes a decision that would later be described as “very bad”

[papertowness]

everyone in the show being angry at WILSON during the tritter plotline is lowkey fucking insane

[adhbombus]

I love the running gag that’s Norm just does some crazy shit and then Doof is like a “damn really? I gotta read that instruction manual “and norms like “Yes you should.:)”